- Date
- September 2, 1971
- Place
- Norwood, MA · NORWOOD, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4012GBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163360
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3253 71/9/2 NORWOOD,MASS BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N4012G PX- 0 0 2 FERRY AGE 28, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1515 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORWOOD,MASS BRIDGEPORT,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- PICKED HEL UP TO A HOVER,T/R HIT M/R BLDS OF BELL HEL N1185W,S DMG,PLT LOST DRCTNL CTL,HIT HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4012G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norwood